Halloween Seacat Treat: Skeleton Tourist Weapon (Patreon)

Hello heroes all.

Here we are: an introductory hero book for players of Seacat. If UVG was all instructions (sometimes only lightly detailed) for the referee, here is a stripped-down booklet all about making some unusual heroes.

I did not choose these first three strange and atypical skins for Seacat. They chose me. I set out to write the last chapter of Longwinter and in the back of my mind I had an awareness of the kind of hero skins I had planned for the first edition of Seacat. Serious skins, well known tropes like the mad (or magical) scientist, the dashing rogue, the calculating trader, the gruff mercenary, the noble commander. 

And instead I wrote three strange, wonderful, and weird skins that I don’t think I've seen in rpgs before. They begged me to be written. They said, “write us and inspire people to invent their own strange adventurers, unexpected characters, twisted wizards, psychic warriors, and more. Make us first, there will time for tried [tired?] tropes soon enough.” 

So I listened and wrote. Yes, parts of this book, some of these abilities, already existed before in other documents, the core mechanics are entirely detailed in the UVG. 

But the majority of this book? The last ten days.

I hope you will forgive me the typos that doubtless proliferate. My proofing was doubtless terrible.

It was a relief to finally write a book for players, and I hope you will be acute in your judgment. I doubt all of the abilities or spells or tricks and treats in this book will reach a final print, but for now, they will do.

Now, I think I need to rest my typing hands for a bit.

With care and affection and luncheon meats,
—Luka